Japanese Fruit Cake

A 4-layer spice cake full of nuts, raisins and coconut is filled with a cooked citrus and coconut filling.

• Preparation Time: 60 mins
• Cooking Time: 40 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 40 mins
• Calories: 211 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1 cup milk
• 1 cup chopped pecans
• 1 ½ cups water
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon ground cloves
• 4 teaspoons baking powder
• 2 cups flaked coconut
• ¼ cup all-purpose flour
• 2 cups raisins
• 6 egg whites
• 6 egg yolks
• 2 cups sugar
• 1 teaspoon nutmeg
• 2 lemons, peeled and seeded
• 2 oranges, peeled and seeded

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour 4 (9 inch) round cake pans. Toss together the raisins, coconut and pecans in 1 cup of the flour until coated. Set aside.

Step 2

Cream butter and 2 cups sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in yolks one at a time. Sift together remaining 2 cups flour, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves. Add to creamed mixture, alternating with milk, mix until blended. Fold in raisin, pecan and coconut mixture.

Step 3

In a clean bowl, whip egg whites until stiff peaks develop. Fold into batter until no streaks remain.

Step 4

Divide batter into four 9 inch baking pans (about 1 1/2 to 2 cups per pan). Bake in preheated oven for 25 to 30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pans 10 minutes, then turn out onto wire racks to finish cooling.

Step 5

To make the filling: Mix 2 cups sugar and 1/4 cup flour in a saucepan, add water and stir until dissolved. Chop lemons and oranges into small pieces and add to saucepan. Bring to a boil and cook until thick, about 10 minutes. Add 2 cups coconut. Allow to cool.

Step 6

Assemble cake with filling between layers, and ending with filling on top.